A homeless man and his young companion, who survive by conning people, meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her.A homeless man and his young companion, who survive by conning people, meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her.A homeless man and his young companion, who survive by conning people, meet a woman who may need them even more than they need her.
- Awards
- 1 win
Jim Belushi
- Bill Dancer
- (as James Belushi)
Fred Thompson
- Bernard Oxbar
- (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
Steve Carell
- Tesio
- (as Steven Carell)
Lyle Browne
- Theater Patron
- (as Lyle Brown)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSteve Carell and Adele Robbins' film debut.
- GoofsWhen Grey comes home from work and Bill is still gone she corrects Sue about her language. Sue is wearing brand new Nike shoes, yet she is clearly dressed in Grey's clothes not new ones of her own. The shoes mysteriously appear before the shopping trip. Then when she gets taken by social services she is in her cruddy old shoes again.
- Quotes
Curly Sue: And if she doesn't come out - We freeze our nuts off.
Bill Dancer: You don't have any nuts to freeze off, honey.
- Alternate versionsOn the digital platforms, the opening and closing Warner Bros. Pictures logos were both plastered with the 2003 variants.
- SoundtracksYou'll Never Know
Written by Steve Dorff and John Bettis
Produced by Steve Dorff
Performed by Ringo Starr
Courtesy of Private Music
Featured review
Works as a guilty pleasure
I remember having a pretty low regard for a venture like this when it was first released. James "Not Jim" Belushi, a hammy kid actress, and a cheesy title in a John Hughes formula. You couldn't have paid me to see it 15 years ago. But, I got caught up watching it while wasting away a Sunday afternoon, and it hits me on a couple of levels. The fairy tale (part Pretty Woman, part reverse Pretty Woman), the very vulnerable, Elizabeth_Perkins_in_Miracle_On_42nd_Street -like performance by Kelly Lynch, the escapism. Over all, it gently pulls some very nice strings. It's pretty hard not to fall into the story, develop a crush on Kelly Lynch, identify with James Belushi, dislike the stiff bad guy boyfriend, and laugh at the Curley Sue lines. Has all the ups and downs, with a happy ending, and the kind of message you want to hear. Go ahead, waste your time on this movie, it's worth it.
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- stephenhow
- Jun 26, 2005
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,691,313
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,974,958
- Oct 27, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $33,691,313
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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